Expert Analysis

Navigating Rising AI Use In Pro Se Employment Suits

As federal pro se employment filings climb, largely due to increased use of artificial intelligence, defense attor... (more story)

Trending Legal Implications Of Employee Influencer Programs

Employee-generated content is rapidly becoming a popular marketing strategy, as illustrated by Starbucks' new TikT... (more story)

Flashpoints In Focus: Shifting Workplace Violence Responses

Amid recent threats of violence against artificial intelligence company executives and Jewish-owned businesses, em... (more story)

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Wash. Court Gives Final OK In Teamsters Data Breach Deal

A Washington state judge has approved a settlement in a class action filed against two Teamsters locals over a June 2025 data breach, ending claims that the affiliates failed to put adequate data security safe... (more story)

New NLRB Member Taps Former Acting GC As Chief Counsel

The longtime National Labor Relations Board official who recently served as acting general counsel for about a year will take up the role of chief counsel to the board's newest member.

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NLRB Refers Fire Co. Rep. For Investigation Over AI Use

The National Labor Relations Board referred the representative of a fire suppression company for investigation Tuesday after determining a document she filed in the company's dispute with two plumbers locals i... (more story)

Unions Sue Over OPM Performance, Suitability Rules

Four unions have filed a lawsuit in California federal court challenging two recent rules issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management that they allege reshape the disciplinary process and performance rev... (more story)

Union Asks DC Circ. To Enforce NY Meat Co. NLRB Order

The union representing six employees who were laid off by a New York meat distributor has asked the D.C. Circuit to enforce a National Labor Relations Board order, saying the board correctly ordered the compan... (more story)

Vedder Adds Benefits And Exec Comp Pro From Winston Taylor

Vedder has added a seasoned employee benefits and executive compensation partner from Winston Taylor LLP to join its practice as a new shareholder in Chicago, where she will advise clients on a wide range of r... (more story)

'History And Tradition' Allow For Religious Emails, USDA Says

The U.S. Department of Agriculture urged a California federal court to toss a suit by federal workers and their labor union accusing the agency's secretary of sending "proselytizing" religious emails to employ... (more story)

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Arizona Atty Reprimanded For Series Of AI Errors

A Phoenix federal judge has formally reprimanded a lawyer who admitted to filing four briefs that contained errors including false quotes and a faulty case summary generated with artificial intelligence amid a... (more story)

EEOC Finalizes 4-Year Plan, Fed Sector Revamp Moves Ahead

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas said Wednesday that the agency's new four-year strategic plan has secured final approval, after the three sitting commissioners voted along party... (more story)

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Pillsbury Settles Ex-Recruiting Director's Pregnancy Bias Suit

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has settled a Black former director's suit claiming the law firm fired her weeks after she shared that she was pregnant and would need accommodations, according to a Tenness... (more story)

Colo. School District Says Ex-Coach's Bias Suit Lacking

A Colorado school district is urging a federal court to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit brought by a Black assistant basketball coach who claims he was forced to resign after raising concerns about racism in ... (more story)

Missouri Drops Bid To Block Minority Contracting Program

Missouri Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway has withdrawn her attempt to block Kansas City's contracting program for minority- and women-owned businesses after the city passed an ordinance repealing the program.

11th Circ. Won't Upend Ex-Deputy's $250K Retaliation Suit Win

The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld a jury's $250,000 award to a former sheriff's deputy who claimed he was fired for filing a bias charge against a Florida county sheriff's office, ruling statements in the... (more story)

Greenberg Traurig Adds Morgan Lewis Employment Attorney

A veteran Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP employment attorney in Miami has moved her practice to Greenberg Traurig LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Health Exec Says CFO, Atty Knew Wage Claim Was Wrong

A former corporate officer has sued his ex-colleague and the colleague's attorney in Connecticut state court, alleging they named him as a personal defendant in a federal wage lawsuit without any factual basis... (more story)

BofA Looks To Crush Mortgage Officers' Collective In OT Suit

Bank of America told a North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday that the individualized nature of a group of mortgage loan officers' jobs makes collective certification impossible in their overtime suit, saying... (more story)

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Construction Groups, DOL Revive Davis-Bacon Rule Fight

Construction groups and the U.S. Department of Labor have asked a Texas federal court to rule on dueling early win bids in a challenge to 2023 Davis-Bacon Act regulations, saying a series of stays that paused ... (more story)

Potato Processor Fights Collective Bid In Break, OT Suit

A Washington potato processor urged a federal judge to reject a former forklift driver's bid to conditionally certify a statewide collective of hourly workers who say they were denied pay for automatically ded... (more story)

Mass. Eatery Workers Sue Chain Over Tip, Wage Violations

A former server and bartender at a Massachusetts restaurant chain is accusing the company in a state court suit of improperly paying tipped workers the subminimum service rate for nontipped side work, sending ... (more story)

Health System Must Face Nurse's Meal Break Wage Suit

A Michigan federal court has refused to dismiss a proposed collective action brought by a nurse who alleged that Trinity Health Corp. failed to pay patient care workers for meal breaks regularly interrupted by... (more story)

DaVita Defeats Nurse Overtime Collective Bid

A Colorado federal judge refused to conditionally certify a 41-state collective of DaVita nurses and technicians who say the company denied them overtime by failing to pay for short rest breaks, finding too li... (more story)